NHER 43481 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two air raid shelter at 9 Hawkins Avenue

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Summary

A World War Two air raid shelter is visible as an earthwork, probably an earth-covered structure, on 1940s aerial photographs. Its small size and its location within an enclosed garden suggest that it was probably a private shelter, intended for the use of a single family or household. It may have been an Anderson shelter, or a similar proprietary design. Recent aerial photographs indicate that the site has now been levelled.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG50NW
Civil Parish GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

April 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A World War Two air raid shelter is visible as an earthwork, probably an earth and vegetation-covered structure, on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 5252 0966. It lay in the garden of 9 Hawkins Avenue. This, together with its small size, suggests that it was a private shelter intended for the use of this particular household. It may have been an Anderson shelter or a similar proprietary design. An entrance is visible at its north end, protected by a narrow bank, blast wall, or similar structure. Recent aerial photographs of the site, e.g. (S2), demonstrate that the earthwork has now been levelled.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 10 April 2006.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/726 5268-9 26-AUG-1945 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89046 198-9 18-MAR-1989.

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Record last edited

Dec 8 2010 11:25AM

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